Permit season runs from April 1 to March 31. Permits for cutting firewood are available for purchase at all Custer Gallatin Ranger District offices.

Firewood permits will also be available at these local businesses including:

Owenhouse Ace Hardware (bicycle shop) in Bozeman,

Lee & Dad’s Grocery in Belgrade,

Gateway Exxon in Gallatin Gateway

Firewood permits can be purchased at any National Forest Service office in Region One for cutting on any National Forest in Montana and Northern Idaho that has firewood gathering available, and on some Bureau of Land Management lands.

Permit holders should stop at local Forest offices to obtain appropriate local maps and local rules.

Permits are non-transferable. Keep on your person while gathering/transporting firewood.

Personal Use Post and Pole

Personal Use Post and Pole permits will be sold on a first come, first served basis in the spring. The location of the post and pole units will be given each year along with the authorized time for removal.

Available through Beartooth Ranger District, Yellowstone Ranger District (Livingston office) or Musselshell Ranger District (Lewis and Clark National Forest, Harlowton, MT)